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Topic: Turkish

"Makas nerede?"

Translation:Where are the scissors?

2 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/Darwin1871
Darwin1871
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Why is 'Where is the scissor'not accepted?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Ilkei
Ilkei
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Because in English "makas" is always "scissorS", so plural.

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Darwin1871
Darwin1871
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Oh yes, thank you very much. I KNEW that, but seem to have forgotten it.

2 years ago
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So if I was looking for multiple scissors, would this still be makas, or would it be makaslar?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Ilkei
Ilkei
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It would be makaslar :)

2 years ago
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There is still the problem of the definite article in Turkish. 'The' doesn't actually exist. It is replaced by vowel suffixes

2 years ago
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Wouldn't it be "makası" for "the scissors"?

9 months ago
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